Westlake is 6-0 against Rocky River since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Westlake Demons will be playing at home against the Rocky River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Westlake: 2.8, Rocky River: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Westlake had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Highland. That's two games in a row now that Westlake has lost by just one run.
Westlake got a good showing from Mitchell Reidl, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Cole Jung made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Christopher Campbell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of 15 wins, Rocky River's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to Elyria. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Rocky River has scored all season.
Rocky River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Rossi, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
This is the second loss in a row for Westlake and nudges their season record down to 11-6. As for Rocky River, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 15-1.
Westlake took their win against Rocky River in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Westlake repeat their success, or does Rocky River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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